Julie Mathiesen Scaglione (born 20 August 2004) is a Danish

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player who plays for

Ikast Håndbold Ikast Håndbold is a Danish women's handball club based in Ikast. They have competed in Damehåndboldligaen, Denmark's primary handball league, since 1991. History The club was founded as ''Ikast FS Håndboldafdeling'' on 20 June 1970 as a mer ...

in the

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and the Danish national team. She also represented Denmark in the

2021 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship The 2021 European Women's U-17 Handball Championship was the 15th edition of the European Women's U-17 Handball Championship, which was held in Podgorica, Montenegro from 5 to 15 August 2021. Qualification Draw The draw was held on 10 February ...

, placing 4th. Scaglione was also included in the official All-Star team for tournament, as best left back. She made her debut on the Danish national team on 9 June 2022 against Slovenia. She was also selected as part of the Danish 35-player squad for the

2021 World Women's Handball Championship The 2021 IHF World Women's Handball Championship, the 25th event by the International Handball Federation, was held in Spain from 1 to 19 December 2021. On 18 October 2018, at a congress in Doha, Qatar, the IHF announced that the World Championsh ...

in Spain. In January 2024 she suffered an knee

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injury in a match against

Skanderborg Håndbold Skanderborg Håndbold is a women's handball club based in Skanderborg in Jutland, Denmark. The club was founded in 1982 and was the result of a merger between Stilling-Skanderborg and Vrold-Skanderborg Handball Club. In 2021, Aarhus Håndbold ...

, which is likely to keep her out for the rest of the 2023/24 season. Her mother,

Lone Mathiesen Lone Mathiesen (born 28 January 1972) is a former Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture ...

, was also a handballer and was part of the

1997 World Women's Handball Championship The 1997 World Women's Handball Championship took place in Germany 30 November – 14 December 1997. It was the first tournament with 24 teams. Denmark won its first title. Denmark's only defeat in the championship was by Macedonia. Host Cities T ...

winning Denmark team.

Achievements

: **''Bronze Medalist'': 2021, 2022 *

EHF European League The EHF European League is an annual men's handball club competition organised by the European Handball Federation (EHF) since 1981. It is the second-tier competition of European club handball, ranking only below the EHF Champions League. Previ ...

: **''Winner'': 2023

Individual awards

* Best left back of the EHF European Under-17 Championship:

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* Best left back of the Youth World Championship:

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References

External links

* 2004 births Living people Danish female handball players Handball players from the Central Denmark Region {{Denmark-handball-bio-stub